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METALLIC ROOFING.

No. 398,246. Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

' N. PETERS. Phato-Lnhugraphe Washinglun, D. C

' lhtrtnn States PATENT OFFICE,

SAMUEL C. FREDERICK, OF ARCADIA, KANSAS. V

METALLIC ROOFING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,246, dated February19, 1889.

Application filed September 28, 1888. Serial No. 286,671. (No model.)

To all whom it may cancer/L:

Be it known that], SAMUEL ilannomu'ok, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Arcadia, in the county of Crawford and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicRoofing; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and. exact description of the in- '\"ention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates 'to metallic roofing.

The object is to produce a metallic roofing which may be constructed ata small cost, which shall be exceedingly strong and durable in use andwill not be liable to get out of repair.

\Vith these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of. a metallic roofing, as will behereinafter fully set forth in the specification, illustrated in thedrawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I haveillustrated one form of device embodying my invention, although the samemay be carried into effect in other ways without in the least departingfrom the spirit thereof; and in these drawings Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the upper side of the roof, showing the flanged supports onwhich the material composing the rootin rests and a packing to be placedbetween the joints of the sheets to present a water-tight joint. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the bottom of the roof, showing a tie-rod forgiving additional strength to the roofing and a block placed under thesaid tie-rod pressing against the joints of the roofing. Fig. 23 is adetail perspective view of the flanged support, and Fig. 4- is a detailview of the packing placed between the joints of the sheets composingthe roofing.

Referring to the drawings, A design ates the flanged support upon whichthe sheets of metal, B, composing the roofing rest. It will be observedthat this support is shaped like an inverted T, the same being made ofsheet metal, but preferably of heavy sheet-iron. The upper portion ofthis flange is formed into a tube, I), through which passes a rod, C,designed to support the roofing.

I) designates the tie-rod, designed to act as an additional support forthe roofing, the ends of which are secured to the rafters of the roof.At a point preferably near the center of this tierod is placed a block,E, designed to rest against one of the joints of the roofing under theflanged support, so that when the nuts 0 on the ends of the rods aretightened. the block will be forced up, and thus prevent the roofingfrom sagging. Where the roof is very large and heavy, two or more ofthese tie-rods may be employed, the same extending from the rafter inone end of the roof to that of the other end, the block, as beforestated, being in the center.

F designates a flanged packing, which may be made of any suitablematerial, but preferably of wood, designed to be placed between thejoints of the sheets B of which the roofing is constructed, so that incase of rain or snow the moisture will cause the same to expand, andthus produce a Water-tight joint. One end of the packing has its upperflange, f, projecting beyond the other portion thereof to enable it tolap or restupon the sepa rating part between adjoining series of roofplates.

In constructing the roofing a number of the rods 0, having the flangedsupport A placed thereon, are secured in position, the flanged portionbeing on the under side and the tube portion 1') on the upper side, asdescribed. The sheets of metal, B, of which the roofing is composed, arethen placed in position, and between each sheet is placed one of theflanged packings F, the flange f overlapping the said edges of thesheets. Then another sheet of the roofing, and then another packing, andso on until the roofing has been completed. At the bottom and top of theroof or at the comb and eaves the sheet metal may be bent down andsecured by nails in the manner usually employed in ordinary tin.roofing. The tie-rods D are then placed. in position, with the block Eresting under the joints of the flanged supports, and the nuts 0 on theends of the said tie-rods are tightened, thus forcing the block upagainst the roofing to prevent the same from sagging from the Weight ofsnow or from any other cause. The

number of tie-rods, as before stated, may be Varied according to thesize of the roof, and at the points where the sheets rest against theflanged supports the same may be soldered to prevent the entrance ofmoisture at that point. It will thus be seen that by this constructionan exceedingly cheap and durable roof may be made, and one that will notbe liable to get out of repair, and which will be practicallyfire-proof.

It is obvious that my invention may be appliedwith considerable advantage in the construction of glass roofs for greenhouses, photographicstudios, and all other purposes where transparent roofs are desirable.In

that case I of course substitute plates of glass for the plates of metalhereinbet'ore referred to.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

beyond its other portion, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL C. FREDERICK.

Witnesses:

A. A. MCPHERSON, R'A. JEWELL.

